Mark Lamping Hired As Jaguars Team President
by Alfie Crow on Feb 13, 2012 11:19 AM EST
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PrintThe Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Mark Lamping as their new team president according to a team press release. Lamping has previously spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals and as the CEO of MetLife Stadium. Lamping will report directly to Jaguars owner Shad Khan and will oversee all non-football operations beginning on Feb. 27. Lamping spent 13 years as the president of the Cardinals and has been the CEO of MetLife Stadium since 2008.
"The Jacksonville Jaguars have vast potential, and I'm honored that Shad Khan is asking me to play a leadership role in reaching that potential," Lamping said in a release via e-mail. "We have the opportunity to revitalize the franchise and build something special, memorable and hopefully historic for the league, our partners and especially Jaguars fans, who will be central to our mission. My wife Cheryl and I are ready to get started and excited to make Jacksonville our home."
From the press release, here are some nuggets about Lamping:
- Lamping was responsible for business and facility operations among many other duties on behalf of the baseball club, and played a significant role in the renovation of the old Busch Stadium and subsequent revitalization of the Cardinals franchise in the mid 1990s. Lamping later led the development and funding of the new Busch Stadium, which opened in April 2006.
- Lamping reported to a board of directors that included the owners of the Giants and Jets and was responsible for overseeing all facets of the stadium development, construction and operation, including business operations, sponsorship sales, marketing, event business, new media and more. Lamping was a major force in helping to bring Super Bowl XLVIII to MetLife Stadium in 2014.
*Props to BCC commenter Joe Fisher for calling that Khan would hire a team president.
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Who is Joe Fisher?
I think he really is Shad Khan as an alias posting on this site.
Just a fan, nothing more
Sounds like we’ll finally get that practice bubble soon. Khan will make every effort to expand this fanbase.
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This line intrigues me
“Lamping was a major force in helping to bring Super Bowl XLVIII to MetLife Stadium in 2014.” I am sure Shad will do everything in his power to get the Super Bowl to return to Jacksonville in due time.
wasn't that one of the dumbest things?
I mean Peyton looked absolutely ridiculous.
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Preposterous.
I went to one of those focus group evenings at the Aloft hotel at Tapestry Park last season, and Bill Prescott was going over upcoming renovations (the cooling zones, wi-fi, sound system, etc) and was asking for reccomendations from us “common folk”. So, one old coot gets up with paperwork he printed off the Internet about the mechanical clouds and their costs, and blah, blah, blah…
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so what exactly is his job?
I’m not real clear on what he’s going to do for us
So is this the guy
Responsible for ticket prices, advertising, renovations etc?
by JagSoldier on Feb 13, 2012 12:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
we've needed new blood here for a while
I have a friend who is “in the know” with some former folks in the Jags front office He made a comment that some of them felt that every revenue stream was tapped here and that Khan would likely move this team within 5 years. Now I don’t buy that and it was likely pregame drunk talk as we were getting hammered in the parking lot. Personally, I think Weaver and the marketing folks ignored a large piece of their potential fanbase. Have said that for years and even offered solutions and recommendations. It’s real easy to bitch and complain, but at least offer a suggestion.
What I see with these moves is that Khan is making every effort to prove the viability of this market and not just thinking in a small box. He’s bringing in people with experience outside of the 904 area code to jumpstart a very stagnant franchise. This hire adds another layer and in a way, it does what it is supposed to: Allows Gene Smith to focus solely on the players and coaches; just like Mularkey’s hires allow him to be supreme delegator. Let’s face it, and no knock on Gene Smith, but he is not the face of the franchise, likely never was cut out to be that. His makeup is to be in a small college stadium taking notes. He’s the consummate scout. Doesn’t mean he’s hit home runs via the draft… yet.
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How long before this guy loses his mind from hearing:
It’s too hot to buy tix
It’s to cold to buy tix
It’s too crowded to buy tix
I have church so I can’t buy tix
The team isn’t in the playoffs so I’m not buying tix
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One non-football area that needs improvement is....
The Jaguars television shows. Jaguars.com is pretty good. I can even live with the radio shows, but the TV shows need some work. Granted it’s probably not easy to do a TV show after getting beat week after week but maybe a feature story on a player or one of the charities a player supports. It can’t hurt to show these players in a more positive light.
New stadium?
I think there is a clue in this hiring that our owner long term would like a new stadium…most likely domed. It will not happen overnight but if the team becomes a consistent winner, I think we can see Mr. Khan begin lobbying for a new NFL stadium.
It is interesting
With his history, but… Wouldn’t a new stadium be a smaller stadium? Would the Gator Bowl and Georgia-Florida still be played in a smaller stadium? A dome? There goes the flyovers. Could a new stadium be built in the same location? Would the city go for a new stadium? Lots of question marks lead me to think that Everbank field stays, but maybe some upgrades are in store.
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by DownTownJax on Feb 13, 2012 3:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Shad Khan probably doesn't care about the gator bowl or fla-ga, nor should he
Make it an NFL game, NFL experience, NFL stadium, NFL city. Why should the Jags play in a stadium that covers 15-20% of its seats for a game that’s played once a year? That does nothing for the Jags at all, and the benefits of two college games a year diminish every year the Jaguars establish a fan base.
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by unhipcat on Feb 13, 2012 11:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The city has a large say in the stadium as of now
Khan would have to be crazy to build a new smaller stadium without public funding. That stadium would cost as much as the team did. A new stadium doesn’t get done without the city helping. The city doesn’t help without the Gator bowl and Ga- Fla game, which means the city doesn’t pay millions for a less adequate facility. Kahn is a partner with GA, UF, and the Gator Bowl whether you admit it or not.
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by DownTownJax on Feb 14, 2012 3:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
good points
but I don’t see Khan sitting idly by watching his team play in a stadium not optimized for his team. the fact that he brought in a guy who has developed, constructed and operated two new stadiums, not to mention significant marketing experience, tells me he has a plan, one that includes taking advantage of that expertise.
Section 442, RIP
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We don't need a dome.
There is nothing wrong with our weather. Also, I don’t care for AstroTurf.
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Are you the one playing on it?
lol- not sure why it matters to a fan as to the surface played on.
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LOL...meant I wish all teams played on real grass.
One of the reasons I like football is like my 3rd favorite sport and I enjoy it less and less every year is because of these racetrack fields they play on, under domes. Everybody is faster, the is no wind or rain or snow, the temp is always a perfect 72. Boooooring. At least to me.
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A dome ups the chances for another super bowl
Section 442, RIP
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by unhipcat on Feb 13, 2012 11:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Retractable roof, of course
Section 442, RIP
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by unhipcat on Feb 13, 2012 11:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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